Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Finnish, 1915-1985
Along with architect Alvar Aalto, the designer Tapio Wirkkala was Finland’s leading contributor to the Scandinavian interpretation of modernism in the mid-20th century. Prolific and innovative, Wirkkala excelled in a wide range of fields, including glass, furniture, porcelain, jewelry and tableware. The hallmark of his talent was an ability to impart a craft aesthetic based on natural forms — leaves, ice, bubbles, birds — to industrially produced designs.
A native of Helsinki, Wirkkala studied at the national School of Applied Arts and took up a career in graphic design. After serving in the Finnish army during World War II, he joined the glassmaking firm Iittala, an association that would continue to the end of his life. Wirkkala learned every aspect of glassmaking in keeping with his belief that an artist-designer should be involved in all stages of production. His best-known works for Iittala are vases and drinking vessels that resemble either carved ice or icicles. In 1956, Wirkkala began a long relationship with the porcelain maker Rosenthal, for whom he designed elegant table pieces, such as the Finlandia coffee service and the biomorphic Pollo vases.
House Beautiful magazine declared Wirkkala’s Leaf platter the “most beautiful object” of 1951. (The acclaim led to his brief employment stint with industrial designer Raymond Loewy in New York.) That platter was one of the first designs Wirkkala made using laminated sheets of plywood sanded to a smooth surface that resembles an abstract leaf. It would go on to become a motif in many Wirkkala furniture pieces — most notably in inlaid coffee tables for Asko — and in a sense these are the works most emblematic of his personal aesthetic.
Wirkkala was a traditionalist in many ways, but he had a modernist’s practical approach, incorporating his leaf-like spirals into simple, functional objects. That is the core attraction of Wirkkala’s designs: They stand out with a striking, sculptural energy yet blend in as part of a warm and comfortable decor.
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Creator: Tapio Wirkkala
Tapio Wirkkala, Vase, Blown Glass, Finland, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala and produced by Iittala, Finland, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Finnish art glass design, a bowl “Avanti” made by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala.
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Rare and very beautiful Scandinavian glass design, a rather large footed bowl or plate, suitable for fruit or confectionery made by Iittala Finland. The bowl is known as "Avanto" (wh...
Category
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Polipo Venini Plate Murano Sculpture, 1990
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare beautiful Tapio Wirkkala “Polipo” plate for Venini, from the serie “Piatti di Tapio” signed and dated Venini TW 90 on the back, made of Murano glass using Incalmo technique. The...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tapio Wirkkala, Vase, Blown Glass, Finland, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala and produced by Iittala, Finland, c. 1950s.
Dimensions: 7.25” H x 7.875” W x 7” D
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vase Designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1957
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala,
Sweden, 1957.
Sterling silver.
Dimensions:
H: 24 cm/ 9 3/8"
W: 9 cm/ 3 1/2"
D: 4 cm/ 1 1/2"
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design.
Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rosenthal Vintage Wirkkala Ceramic Sculptural Do Not Litter Paper Bags Set of 3
By Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage set of 3 complete white glazed ceramic crushed bags of white porcelain were manufactured by Rosenthal and designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1970s. They are called " The ...
Category
1970s German Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala Paper Bag Vase Brown Porcelain by Rosenthal Studio Line Germany
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This early brown paper bag shaped vase of the "Do not litter" collection designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal studio-line is an iconic piece of mid-century modern design. It was ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Floor Lamp by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Such an unusual example of Tapio Wirkkala's coveted lighting.
This model has an adjustable light source which is controlled by a sliding bar on the l...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tapio Wirkkala Silver Punch Set
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A beautiful solid silver Pitcher and cups by Tapio Wirkkala for Kultakeskus, Oy.
Created by a single craftsperson from start to finish.
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Silver
1970s Iittala Tapio Wirkkala Glass Candleholder Set Finland
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Iittala Tapio Wirkkala Finland Clear Art Glass Taper Candleholder Pair
1.75 h x 3 diameter Candle .75 diam
Preowned vintage condition.
Refer to images listed please.
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1960's Tea Set For Six Persons by Tapio Wirkkala And Ute Schröder For Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful porcelain tea / coffee set from the 'Composition' series and decorated with the 'Granat' decor designed by Tapio Wirkkala and Ute Schröder for Rosenthal in Germany.
Model:...
Category
1960s German Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tapio Wirkkala for Venini Murano glass centerpiece/bowl "Coreano" 90
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great simple design bowl by the well known artis/ designer Tapio Wirkkala. made for Venini , dated 90, signed
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bolle Vase in Grass Green, Amber-Yellow and Violet by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Apple green, yellow and purple. Three distinct spaces of colour that blend together thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, a process by whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase Varsanjalka by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1956
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase Varsanjalka by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1956
A vintage art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in 1951, produced in 1956. Name of t...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Rhythmic Veneer Coffee Table with Metal & Brass Legs, Asko 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Asko
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare version of the Tapio Wirkkala rhythmic veneer coffee table model 9018 with the original nickled brass legs.
Tapio Wirkkala started generating and enhancing this rhytmic veneer...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
three Tapio Wirkkala Tree Stump Kalvolan Kantos glass vases Iittala Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Set of three iittala glass vases by Tapio Wirkkala.
each with etched signature
Approx dimensions..
Smallest: 5 inches diameter x 4-1/4 inches high
engraved on bottom "287/1982 TW 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Pollo Vase for Rosenthal Studio Line
By Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tapio Wirkkala design Pollo vase for Rosenthal Studio Line, Germany.
Rare larger size vase or vessel seldom seen compared with the much smaller common model. A wonderful object or v...
Category
1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, Clear Art Glass Vase with Engraved Decoration, 1957
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala.
Clear art glass vase with engraved decoration in the form of stripes.
Signed Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala, 1957.
Finnish design.
Measures: 22 cm. x 4 cm.
In p...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Scandinavian Modern IIttala Set of 12 Fruit Bowls by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 12 Scandinavian Modern individual art glass dessert bowls by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala in the Ultima Thule line. The bowls have textured sides that reference the northern icy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Kalvolan Kanto Vase
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in New York, NY
Signed Tapio "Wirkkala 3241" for Iittala glass vase. Classic form, retains original label. Perfect condition, nice vintage example.
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
SIlver Tapio Wirkkala bowl TW 282
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A beautiful handmade to order solid silver bowl by Tapio Wirkkala for Kultakeskus .
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Two Beautiful Glass ‘Suomi’ Pendants by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Echt, NL
Set of Tapio Wirkkala ‘Suomi’ pendants in very good condition.
Handblown glass.
Made of two pieces, an opaline inner shade which is covered with a transparent grey colored glass sh...
Category
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Finland Set of 3 Colored Glass Vases
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Set of 3 colored glass vases with bubble in base designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Finland in 1959 and made throughout the 1960s.
Tapio Wirkkala signature and model number engra...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Set Of Three Different Size Tapio Wirkkala Bronze Bowls, Kultakeskus Oy 1970s
By Kultakeskus Oy, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala designed a large number of items for Kultakeskus OY. Materials ranged from silver to bronze and other metals. This particular model was introduced in 1971 in a number ...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Aulis Leinonen and Tapio Wirkkala Beech & Rythmic Veneer Trolley, Asko 1950s
By Asko, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare and elegant wooden trolley in lacquered beech and rhythmic veneer, manufactured by Asko in Finland for only two years from 1950-1951. The design is a team effort between the world renowned Tapio Wirkkala and Aulis Leinonen...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Beech, Birch, Lacquer
Venini Piatto Di Tapio Plate in Red & Aquamarine by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Piatto Di Tapio in red/aquamarine by Tapio Wirkkala. Numbered Edition for year. “Piatto di Tapio” blown plate with thick handmade center, realized with the “incalmo” technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Black Tapio Wirkkala Adjustable Floor Lamp Model K10-11, Idman 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Idman
Located in Helsinki, FI
This example of the iconic Tapio Wirkkala floor lamp manufactured and stamped by Idman, retains all original parts and is in beautiful condition. The lamp has been rewired and metal ...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tapio Wirkkala, Vase, Blown Glass, Finland, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Ittala
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala and produced by Iittala, Finland, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of 8 Tapio Wirkkala Trumpet Candle Holders In Silver, Kultakeskus Oy, 1980s
By Kultakeskus Oy, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
A set of 8 candle holders designed by Tapio Wirkkala, and manufactured by Kultakeskus Oy back in the 1980s. All pieces are authentic and come with a plethera of stamps and markings, ...
Category
1980s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Silver
A Rare "Coreani" GLASS VASE by TAPIO WIRKKALA, VENINI MURANO, Italy, 1970
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in PARIS, FR
A large model of the "Coreani" vase by Tapio Wirkkala, Venini Murano, Italy 1970. This beautiful piece in blown glass in the tones of watery green and blue sky, is acid signed Venini...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Velvet Art Glass Vase "Jäkälä" model 3516, Iittala 1950s Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful art glass vase model 3516, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Iittala in Finland in the 1950s. In the manufacturing process the glass is blown in to a special...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Line-engraved Vase Model 3327, Iittala 1950s Finland
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful Line-engraved art glass vase model 3327, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Iittala in Finland in the 1950s. in the manufacturing process the glass is blown i...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vase by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, Scandinavian Midcentury Design, "Kantarelli"
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in New York, NY
Vase by Tapio Wirkkala, one of the most famous designers in Scandinavia. The vase is signed. It is hand blown. This is the small vase of the group "Kantarelli". The vase is produced ...
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1950s
A vintage art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1950s. Mold blown crystal clear glass wi...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Wonderful Rythmic Veneer Coffee Table by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Munich, DE
Rarest variation of this table. Very rare size ands unusual wood legs. Branded Asko stamp.
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Wood
4 Iittala of Finland Aslak Tapio Wirkkala Old Fashion Glasses New in Box 60's VW
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare set of 4 original iittala of Finland Aslak 12 ounce old fashion tumbler glasses. and date from the 1960's. These are new old stock and have never been used. They come in the ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Two Early Vessel Designs by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in San Mateo, CA
Two early designs by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala of Finland. These consist of a vase model number 3287 and a bowl model number 5023. They first appeared in the Iittala catalog in 1948...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio-Linie Pollo Biscuit Porcelain Vase
By Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's biscuit porcelain "Pollo" vase by Tapio Wirkkala. Manufactured by Rosenthal Studio-Linie. The iconic vase shows no damage.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tapio Wirkkala 'Crane' Articulating Floor Lamp in White for Innolux Oy
By Tapio Wirkkala, Innolux Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
Tapio Wirkkala 'Crane' Articulating Floor Lamp in White for Innolux Oy. Originally produced as the in the 1950s as the Model #K-10-11 by Idman, this newly authorized re-edition of the iconic lamp is made by Innolux Oy of Finland with the same scrupulous attention to detail, materials and craftsmanship as the original.
Executed in polished brass and white or black painted shade. A highly adjustable lamp, the shade rotates up and down while the arm upon which it is mounted can be raised , lowered, rotated, moved forward and backwards as well as up and down the fixed brass pole, changing the height and depth dimensions accordingly. Note: height with shade positioned as pictured is 53 inches, can extend up to 61 inches tall. Width as pictured is 28 inches, can extend to a max of 36 inches wide. Base diameter is 7.5 inches. Shade diameter max 6.75 inches. Shade height is 12 inches.
Price is per item. 3 black and 1 white in stock. Available in unlimited quantities.Out of stock lead time 10-12 weeks or more. Please note in-stock availability subject to change. For time-sensitive orders, please contact us prior to purchasing.
The internationally recognized artist Tapio Wirkkala (1915–1985) is one of the leading figures and most respected designers of the Finnish modern art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Kantarelli Art Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, 1951
By Iittala, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Kantarelli Art glass vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, 1951
A large vintage 'Kantarelli' (chantertelle) vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in 1951. Mold blown ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1970's Tapio Wirkkala 4 Niva Whiskey glasses + Seita Ice Bucket Iittala Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Set of 4 'new' old stock Whiskey 'Niva' Series glasses in original box by Iittalia Finland and a matching 'Seita' ice bucket
The perfect gift set for your husband or to impress you...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Minimalist Tapio Wirkkala Ceiling Lamp Model 51129 in White Opaline Glass, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Idman Oy, Iittala
Located in Helsinki, FI
An elegant ceiling lamp model. 51129 in white opaline glass, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured in a joint effort by Idman & Iittala in Finland in the 1950s. This very minim...
Category
1950s Finnish Minimalist Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tapio Wirkkala Rosenthal Germany Studio Line Polygon White & Gold Serving Bowl
By Tapio Wirkkala, Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
A multi-sided porcelain serving bowl in the Polygon pattern designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Germany's Studio Line collection.
All white with gold edged sides.
Category
1970s German Minimalist Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tapio Wirkkala 'Apple' Silver Dish with Birch Handles TW 58, Kultakeskus 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala dish model TW 58 in silver with black stained birch handles, made in the 1950s. This piece displays one of Wirkkala's many beautiful designs almost resembling a seashe...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Silver
A Pair of Tapio Wirkkala, Leaf Serving Bowls In Silver & Teak, TW-85, 1960s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Kultakeskus Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful pair of leaf shaped silver bowls with teak handles, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Kultakeskus Oy in Finland in the 1960s. A perfect display of Wirkkala i...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Silver
Tapio Wirkkala Hand Hammered Round Silver Bowl, Kultakeskus 1970
By Tapio Wirkkala, Kultakeskus Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio was always a hands on experience kind of designer. He always visited the work area of his objects and collaborated with the glass blowers or other handy and craftsmen that crea...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Silver
Glass Vase Sointu by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand blown midcentury clear vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1960s for Iittala.
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Tapio Wirkkala Table Lamp Model K11-81b, Idman 1950s
By Idman, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
This very rare and elegant table lamp model K11-81 b designed by Tapio Wirkkala, is extremely hard to come by, wich makes this piece a great addition to any collection. It objectifie...
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bolle Vase in Straw-Yellow and Grass Green by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfection lies in the middle, striking the perfect balance. A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Straw Yellow and Apple Green. Two distinct spaces of colour that blend tog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
A Variety of Line Engraved Art Glass Objects by Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Iittala
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala designed a huge variety of these art glass objects in a number of different sizes. The motifs were mostly from nature as mushrooms or sea shells or a foals leg, and so...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pendant Lamp by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala, Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Hanging lamp designed by Tapio Wirkkala in Finland during the late 1950s. This actual pendant has been manufactured by Iittala during the 1970s. Blown glass ball slightly colored in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century Bolle Vase in Amber Yellow/Apple Green/Violet by Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in murano, IT
A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Apple Green, Yellow and Purple. Three distinct spaces of colour that blend together thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, a process by whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
1960's Large Scandinavian Stellaria Glass Bowl by Tapio Wirkkala Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Wayne, NJ
A gorgeous textured glass bowl from the "Stellaria" series by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala of Finland. Modeled #3450 and featuring Tapio's Classic "i...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Glass
Dish Designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dish designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Finland, 1950s.
Laminated birch.
Signed.
Dimensions:
W: 19.4 cm/ 7 2/3"
L: 36.7 cm/ 14 1/2"
Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design.
Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Birch
Tapio Wirkkala, Serving Bowl in Silver with Teak Handle, TW-85, 1956
By Kultakeskus Oy, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Helsinki, FI
A leaf shaped silver serving dish with a teak handle, model TW85 designed and signed by Tapio Wirkkala. This dish is from 1956. A perfect example of Wirkkala's genious designs derive...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Silver
Bronze bowls by Tapio Wirkkala Models 446-448, Kultakeskus 1970s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Kultakeskus Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Tapio Wirkkala designed a large number of items fo Kultakeskus OY. Materials ranged from silver to bronze and other metals.
This particular model was introduced in 1971 in a number of different sizes ranging from 160-290 mm. 48 pieces of these were given in 1978 World Champions sky competition in Lahti, Finland.
This was also officially introduced in an exhibition in London in 1972.
This design is of course very functional as well, since these bowls can be used for a variety of reasons, such as fruit bowls and so on.
These 2 pieces came from the same household, so they sustain similar patina, since they aged in the same surroundings.
The measures 25x8 cm are for the bigger bowl.. The smaller one is 16x7 cm.
The bigger bowl has beautiful darker beauty marks or vintage spots 🙂 that only come with age and use, refer to pictures please.
Rarely does a designer command such an expansive talent and career as Wirkkala did. Inspired by nature and armed with exceptional understanding of geomety and ratios, his designs literally shaped much of our daily lives.
Designs ranging from daily items such as money...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
A fantastic ceramic vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, which is truly an iconic piece of Finnish design.
It was designed in 1970s and probably produced in the 90s.
The internal p...
Category
1970s Finnish Post-Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blown glass dove with filigree decoration by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 60s
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Milano, IT
Blown glass dove with filigree decoration by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 60s
Acid and engraved signatures Venini Murano Italia.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapio Wirkkala Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tapio Wirkkala furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Tapio Wirkkala furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Tapio Wirkkala furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 263 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 19 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Tapio Wirkkala were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Timo Sarpaneva, Kaj Franck, and Nuutajärvi Notsjõ. Prices for Tapio Wirkkala furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $57 and can go as high as $37,426, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,945.
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